Innovate UK’s new funding propels agri-tech and food-tech in Wales
A new funding initiative from Innovate UK is helping agri-tech and food-tech businesses in Mid and North Wales tackle industry challenges. Thirteen companies have...
Hydrite revamps food ingredient solutions to drive innovation
Hydrite® is reimagining its approach to food ingredients, aiming to better serve the evolving needs of food manufacturers. The updated program focuses on providing...
Hardeman Egg Group makes acquisition to create fully integrated leader in...
The Hardeman Egg Group has acquired Bumble Hole Foods to form a fully integrated leader in the UK egg products market.
This strategic move represents...
Diageo India to acquire NAO Spirits
Diageo India (United Spirits Limited) has taken a majority controlling stake in NAO Spirits for $15.2m, with NAO Spirits becoming a subsidiary of the...
Canadian pork and poultry meats processor plans major plant expansion
In a $142 million investment, Olymel, the Canadian producer, processor and distributer of pork and poultry meats, is constructing a major expansion of its...
Cocoa costs drive record chocolate inflation as food prices rise again
UK businesses and consumers are grappling with continued food inflation, with chocolate prices surging 17.7% year-on-year in May — the highest increase since records...
Administrators appointed to alternative milk brand
Watkins Drinks Limited, trading as Mighty Drinks, the alternative milk brand, has entered administration.
Based in Leeds, Mighty Drinks is one of the UK’s fastest...
2 Sisters reaches agreement to sell joint venture poultry farming operations
2 Sisters Food Group has reached an agreement to sell its joint venture poultry farming operations to the Boparan Private Office (BPO).
"Moving from a...
UK food manufacturers prioritise healthier portfolios amid economic pressures
Food and drink manufacturers across the UK are increasingly investing in healthier product development, according to new figures from the Food and Drink Federation...
$15m ‘low and no’ winemaking facility unveiled by Treasury Wine Estates
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has opened a new $15 million in-house facility dedicated to ‘low and no’ alcohol wine production in the Barossa Valley.
The...
